December 7, 2011

BBCNews excerpt: – “The US has publicly declared it will fight discrimination against gays and lesbians abroad by using foreign aid and diplomacy to encourage reform. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told an audience of diplomats in Geneva: ‘Gay rights are human rights’. A memo from the Obama administration directs US government agencies to consider gay rights when making aid and asylum decisions.”

The full BBC News text can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16062937.
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